Notary Services in Japan
Major Notary Services in Japan.
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Contact Information
Phone: 03-3502-8050 (Domestic) +81-3-3502-8050 (International) Fax: 03-3508-4071 (Domestic) +81-3-3508-4071 (International) Website: http://www.koshonin.gr.jp
E-mail: honbu@koshonin.gr.jp
Additional Information:
What does Notary do ?
A notary is a special public official undertaking notarization duties. A notary is appointed by the Minister of Justice, and belongs to the Legal Affairs Bureau or the District Legal Affairs Bureau.
The duties of a notary include creation of notarial instruments, authentication of private documents and articles of incorporation, and the attachment of officially-attested dates to documents.
Authentication Of Private Documents
A notary certifies that the private document is genuine. Specifically, if a person takes a private document to a notary office and either signs it in the presence of the notary, or in cases such as where the individual acknowledges by him/herself or by his/her agent that the signature on the private document is his/her own in the presence of the notary, the notary adds a note on the private document whereby, by virtue of its evidential value, the genuineness of that document is certified.
As the notarizing authority of a notary is limited to private documents, official documents will never be the subject of authentication.
The content of documents to be authenticated must be lawful. Any documents containing matter that is illegal or invalid, or documents that might possibly be used in a crime cannot be authenticated.
Depending on the circumstances, any document to be authenticated that has had text inserted, deleted or altered may be ineligible for authentication, or the notary may record those circumstances on the authenticated document.
